Advantageous designs of embodiment of the present invention result from independent and dependent claims, the description, and the drawings. In the following, preferred examples of embodiments of the invention are explained in detail with the aid of the attached drawings. The drawings, which are incorporated herein and form part of the specification, illustrate the present invention and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles of the invention and to enable a person skilled in the relevant art(s) to make and use the invention.
FIG. 1 presents a schematic view of an exemplary large-scale electrical system, which may for example be a ship-board electrical system.
FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary adaptable power electronics building block (A-PEBB) line replacement unit (LRU), or A-PEBB LRU, according to the present system and method.
FIG. 3A is a schematic illustration of an exemplary adaptable power stage (A-PS) according to the present system and method.
FIG. 3B presents another exemplary view of the adaptable power stage (A-PS) of FIG. 3A.
FIG. 3C presents an exemplary table of power conversion modes with matching electrical contactor settings for the exemplary A-PS of FIG. 3A.
FIG. 4A is a schematic illustration of the exemplary A-PS of FIG. 3A with the electrical contactors set for either of two particular, selected power modes.